The inaugural HR Dream Summit took place on November 15, 2023, and offered a full day of professional development programming, connection, community, and inspiration for the UVA HR team. It brought together keynote speakers who shared their industry expertise. It offered breakout sessions on a wide variety of topics of interest to HR. And it offered additional activities, from a "Zen Corner" for relaxation, a Spin the Wheel game table, coloring, poetry, music, and more!
Dream Summit Themes
Mental Health for HR - mindfulness, growing fulfillment in our career, living into our values, taking care of ourselves
HR and AI - storytelling with data, using big data to analyze HR market trends, continuous change and technology adoption
Living in purpose ... hearing the higher frequency of when love speaks. There is purpose in our story, what we absolutely believe in.
Gill Sotu, Poet, Playwright, DJ, Host
Breakout Session Presentations and Handouts
Alex Jeter - Continuous Change & Technology Adoption
HR Pillar Award Q2 and Q3 Winners Honored @ the Dream Summit
(Pictured left to right: Christopher Birkl, Sarah Patterson, Tonia Duncan-Rivers, Lucy Cummings, Alex Jeter, Brandon Kenty, Maria Terry, Kim Wood, Liz Menter, Abby Hall, John Kosky. Not pictured: Mary Carter, Kate Belliveau, George Minor, Elizabeth Feola)
Other Memorable Quotes
J.J. Davis: We [HR] are the bedrock of the UVA community. The willingness to learn is a choice.
Michelle Bright: We are because you are. Belonging is an essential human need to personally thrive. Fitting in creates individual compromise that cascades into suffering.
DEIB Panelists: Belonging is the key ingredient; inviting people in, really listening to what people need and want. Higher education is the training ground for cultivating a DEIB consciousness in the American workforce.
Anna DeLong: Our body is always in the present moment, it is our mind that takes us away. -- A.C. Gaharty. Give the mind a job to bring it into the present with you.
Abby Feinberg: Storytelling is honest, unique, compelling. Find the motivators and demotivators of your audience, then personalize the message to them.
Liz Menter: Elevator pitches should be 30-60 seconds leaving a memorable first impression that articulates value and worth, generates interest, and set you apart from the competition.
Tucker Bryant: What can we do in our work that we didn't do yesterday? Curiosity - dreams pave the road for new innovations that evolve the needs of the world around us. Expression - what role do you want to play as we move into the future?
Dream Summit Photos
Enjoy this slideshow of photos from the Dream Summit! To download any of them, go to the HR Flickr account.
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